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Hence six books that, in very different ways, teach you how to read them.
A triumphant return by a legendary poet is joined by an artists hybrid love letter to New Orleans.
Meanwhile, two of our brightest critics set their sights on art monsters and the nature of artistic affection.
Life is full of uncertainties.
Hopefully they arent boring.
Newspaper clippings, letters, song lyrics, and other documents are paired with both contemporary and archival photographs.
Its the latter that does the most work visually.
But Dederer is also a critic, which means she is implicatedandthat she is comfortable with showing her work.
As original as any book to come out in recent memory and, to this writer, Dillons best.
How did Harrison achieve this spectacular feat of emotional withholding while also making readers feel so much?
For our narrator, a mixed-race photographer, sure.
This is harder than it looks.
But the difference between poets isnt just style; its personality, or ones outlook on life.
